Profitability is the biggest concern in seasonal businesses. During the off-peak season, the demand for your product is so low that your profitability steeply declines. Liquidity is important to hit the ground running. In order to ensure that you are able to meet the fixed expenses of your business, you must have earmarked cash. You cannot have sufficient funds unless you carefully plan sales...

Maintenance is another factor that rarely comes up until it becomes a problem. Owned laptops eventually develop issues, whether it's a battery that no longer holds charge, a keyboard that starts failing, or a hard drive nearing the end of its life. When that happens, someone has to deal with repairs, warranty claims, or replacement, and that usually falls on whoever manages IT for the company,...